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National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – support for psychosocial disability

Psychosocial Disability

What is psychosocial disability?

Psychosocial disability means that how you think, how you feel and how you interact with other people cause you to have barriers to (or stop you from) being involved in things like:

Work

Education

Social activities

Cultural or public activities

Getting or keeping a home

Staying physically healthy

Achieving your full potential or life goals

In other words, psychosocial disability causes you to have barriers to (or stop you from) fully participating in life.

The term ‘psychosocial disability’ comes from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The convention is important as it is about the human rights of people living with disabilities.

The word psychosocial refers to the interaction between:

Psychology – for example your way of understanding your experiences, the world, your emotions and feelings; and

Social – for example the ways that other people view mental health difficulties; ways people who experience mental health conditions are viewed by others; or what society and culture define as standard.

Psychosocial disability mostly refers to the social and economic consequences related to a mental health condition. In other words, your ability to do things like earn money, buy things you need, have good friends or have a family of your own.

It is used to describe the challenges, or limits, a person experiences in life that are related to their mental health condition. It sees these challenges and limits, or impairments, as disabilities that can affect a person’s ability to participate fully in life.

What is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)?

NDIS allows Australian’s who have a permanent disability, and are under the age of 65, with support to maximise their daily living potential. NDIS will assist clients to enjoy everyday life, and achieve their life goals through the provisioning of community involvement, independence, improved wellbeing and employment.

NDIS also helps family and carers of people with disability with information and guidance to further community support services.

To access NDIS services and become a participant you must:

Be an Australian citizen, or hold a permanent visa or a Protected Special Category visa, and

Reside in Australia, and

Be aged less than 65 years old when initially entering NDIS, and

Have a permanent disability that significantly impacts your ability to partake in everyday activities

View this NDIS video explaining the reasonable and necessary supports you could receive.

NDIS Therapy Services we offer

We work with you to strengthen your capacity and achieve your goals.

Your Psychology Clinic is a registered NDIS provider of therapy services and is committed to providing exceptional, client-centred, outcomes-focused therapy to people with disabilities.

Therapy can help people
achieve their goals and improve their quality of life in many ways.

Further Information

Coping with stress during the Coronavirus outbreak

We understand the uncertainty and sudden change of circumstances creates a stressful environment. For additional tips on how to stay mentally healthy during this difficult time, please consult the HEAD TO HEALTH website.

Bushfire trauma support - extra Medicare rebate

Have you or your family been affected by the bushfires?

Are you a responder, emergency management employee or volunteer who worked during the bushfire disaster?

The Federal Government is funding mental health support for individuals, families and communities, including emergency services personnel affected by the bushfires by:

• providing up to 10 additional face to face and Telehealth Medicare rebateable psychological therapy sessions for people who require further support